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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
5
The Wooster murder of Prof John F Hicks remains unsolved with investigators finding no arrest-worthy evidence. A $500 reward is offered by county officials. Miss Gill, Hicks’s fiancée and coroner’s witness, describes a shadowy intruder seen on the porch wearing a form fitting hat, possibly two men, and a gunshot reported as Hicks collapses inside.
Auburn date 192? claims contention over the Burtis estate after his death at Springside near Oswasco Lake. Burtis a New York City pool hall owner and gambler reputedly born in Akron Ohio left his fortune of over a million to Miss Burgese his fiancée. A second woman asserts widowhood and litigation over the will and properties is expected.
A head on collision near Stillwell Kansas between Santa Fe Nos. 1 and 8, California Limited, killed nine and injured seven. Investigators cite a mix up of train orders as the likely cause, with crews disputing which train had priority. Names include Thompson and Ward among the dead, with several injured.
The ladies of the First Congregational Church hosted an ice cream social in the church parlors last evening. Dr. George E. McNeil displayed curios from Egypt and the Holy Land from his recent tour and explained their uses. The event was well attended and financially successful.
At Calvary Episcopal church the Sunday evening discourse at 8 o'clock will address the persecution in Russia. The title The World's Debt to the Jew is the subject, and all Jewish people are cordially invited to attend.
Sedalia Lodge No. 236 A F and A M will hold a regular communication Friday June 5 at 8 o clock. All Masons are invited to attend. E E Codding C P Whisman secretary. Gas stove hospital opened at 213 West Main Street for sick and disabled stoves. Bell phone 691. Yellow clothes are unsightly Keen them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All greeters sell large two ounce package five cents.
John Hanrahan of 155 East Pacific Street reports a history of back pain linked to kidney issues. After trying remedies, he used Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and notes his back is now in good condition. For sale by all dealers 50 cents.
A flurry of local trips is recorded with names and destinations including Knob Noster Chilhowee Camp Branch Boonville and Kansas City. Rev W W Wharton Saint Louis and Rev J Lincoln Ellis are noted for church services at the Second Congregational along with Sunday school and Endeavor sessions.
Mrs Lee Looney received a Thursday message from Kansas City stating Mr and Mrs J M Goodnight were safe after being reported drowned in the Armourdale flood Their property was swept away by the flood waters in the same incident.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway issues a summer tour book detailing routes and rates to eastern resorts. Request by mail to F. R. Lacy at 202 Boston Building Kansas City Mo. C. F. Daly is chief A G P A Chicago Ill.
The state fair buildings face delays as the steel factory strike at Hannibal halts steel delivery. Hannibal planing mills shipped woodwork only to be stalled at the flood‑blocked freight depot. Warrensburg rock quarry stone is six feet under water delaying arrival, with Carthage stone and jumper cars lost and weather hampering use of on‑hand materials.
The marriage of Miss Mary Henderson Temple to Mr Paul Gore Huckins was solemnized last evening at the bride’s parents home on East Seventh street. After the ceremony the couple left for a tour of Canada and the Eastern states.
Miss Sadie Moseby aged 17, daughter of Mrs. Richard Moseby, died at her mother's home eight miles south of town at 10 last night from measles. Burial was held this afternoon at Flat Creek cemetery with no funeral services due to a younger sister's serious illness.
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers tonight and again Saturday. Temperatures remain mild with variable wind. Forecast covers the local area for the upcoming 24 to 48 hours.
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